WSET Tasting Notes vs Oeni
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WSET Tasting Notes
This app helps wine enthusiasts and professionals create structured and consistent tasting notes. It's based on a globally recognized systematic approach to tasting, offering features like a comprehensive descriptor lexicon and blind tasting mode.
- Structured tasting note creation
- WSET Systematic Approach to Tasting® (SAT) methodology
- Database of wine countries and regions
- Pre-populated grape varieties
- Aroma and flavour descriptor lexicon
- Blind tasting mode
- Searchable tasting notes
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Whether you’re a wine enthusiast tasting for pleasure or a drinks professional tasting for work, this app helps you create and store structured and consistent tasting notes for wines. Brought to you by the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) — the largest wine education provider in the world — the app is based on our globally recognised Systematic Approach to Tasting® (SAT) at Level 2. Note: This app does not form part of the WSET® Level 2 Award in Wines course. However it is a useful tool for both current and former WSET students at all levels. Never been a WSET student? No problem! The app is a great tool for all wine tasters, complete with useful tips on how to record your notes. The app also provides a great taster of the skills you can expect to acquire through WSET courses. What’s included: • The only wine tasting app endorsed by the world’s leading provider of wine education • A database of over 300 wine producing countries and regions • Over 100 pre-populated grape varieties • A comprehensive lexicon of commonly used aroma and flavour descriptors • Pro tips to guide you through the app • Ability to record notes in “blind” tasting mode • In line with updates to the new Level 2 Award in Wines, record primary, secondary and tertiary aroma and flavour characteristics • Search through your stored tasting notes • Upload a photo to your wine notes • Simple, easy to use interface to record and store your tasting notes What is the Systematic Approach to Tasting Wine? The Systematic Approach to Tasting® (SAT) is a method of note taking developed by the Wine & Spirit Education Trust to make tasting notes more objective and comparable. The methodology breaks down the evaluation of wine, spirits or sake into appearance, nose, palate and conclusion, supported by universal terminology. The SAT is published at four progressive levels of difficulty in support of the four levels WSET qualifications available. This app has been built for wines at level two making it suitable for those who are new to the SAT method as well as those that have completed WSET courses. A systematic approach to tasting provides wine tasters with a foundation on which to build and develop their skills. The SAT forms an integral part of all WSET courses. The Wine & Spirit Education Trust Founded in 1969, the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) is the largest global provider of wine, spirits and sake qualifications. Trusted by the world’s most recognised drinks organisations, WSET has led the design and delivery of wine and spirit education for five decades and since 2004 over half a million candidates have taken a WSET qualification. With four progressive levels of study offered through a network of course providers in more than 70 countries and translated into multiple languages, WSET qualifications inspire and empower drinks professionals and enthusiasts. To find out more about WSET, visit wsetglobal.com.
Oeni
Manage your wine collection with this app. Track inventory, visualize your cellar in 3D, and get recommendations for when to drink your wines. It also helps you monitor cellar value and expenses.
- 3D wine cellar visualization
- Bottle scanning and quick add
- Vintage tracking for optimal opening times
- Purchase price entry for expense tracking
- Stock and aging monitoring
- Food and wine pairing suggestions
- Cellar value and capital gains tracking
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//The most downloaded wine cellar management app in 2025! Oeni helps you manage your wine cellar/collection and recommend the best wine at the best time (peak). Whether you're a seasoned collector or a casual wine lover, Oeni offers comprehensive tools to easily manage your wine inventory. //Master your inventory at your fingertips Oeni tracks the history of your cellar, its stock, and aging with precision and simplicity. - Discover our immersive 3D wine cellar feature to easily visualize and organize your bottles, as if you were there! - Scan and add your bottles quickly: With a directory of more than 400,000 bottles, including majestic wines, adding your wines to the Oeni cellar only takes a few seconds. Our application has similar performance to other well-known wine apps such as Vivino, VinoCell, Invintory or wine-searcher or CellarTracker. - Specify their vintage: By adding the vintage of your bottles, Oeni will be able to recommend the ideal time to open them. - Enter their purchase price: The purchase price of your bottles is a crucial element for tracking your expenses and investments over time. - Monitor your stock: Oeni allows you to know your stock accurately and will help you manage it over time. Your cellar will no longer have any secrets for you. - Analyze their aging: Follow the aging phases of each of your bottles to know their maturity level and peak date. - Enjoy with the right dish: Oeni recommends food and wine pairings with over 5,000 dishes so you don't miss any tasting. - Analyze Aging: Follow the aging phases of your wines to determine their maturity and peak dates. Oeni’s vino wine scanner feature helps you understand the aging process better. //Track the financial value of your cellar Oeni analyzes the price of each bottle and follows its evolution over time. - Measure your expenses: Analyze your expenses month by month, year by year, to understand and adapt your budget. - Know the value of your cellar: Every month, Oeni retrieves the market price of your bottles to continuously update the value of your cellar. - Track your capital gains: Oeni informs you of your real-time capital gains and bottle by bottle, so you don't miss anything. - Expense Analysis: Monitor your expenses month by month and year by year to better understand and manage your budget. - Value Tracking: Oeni updates the market price of your bottles monthly, providing an accurate valuation of your cellar. Our wine reviews cellar feature keeps you informed about the current market trends. - Capital Gains Monitoring: Stay informed about your real-time capital gains on each bottle to optimize your collection. //A personal and intelligent sommelier Oeni manages your wine cellar and recommends the right wine at the right time. - Food and Wine Pairings: Choose from over 5,400 food and wine pairings to find the perfect pairing for any meal. Oeni will make recommendations as relevant, or even more relevant, than other apps like Vivino, cellartracker or Wine Scanner to provide you with the best recommendations. - Refine your search by specifying the occasion: "an everyday wine," "a nice dinner with friends," or "for special occasions." - Oeni will then analyze your wine cellar to find the perfect match based on food and wine pairings, the aging phases of your bottles, and their market value. - Oeni offers its selection of bottles with a recommendation percentage for each of them. All you have to do is choose. Additional Features : - Extensive Wine Database: Access a database of over 400,000 bottles and 2,400 appellations. - Detailed Wine Information: Get complete details on each bottle, including wine reviews and ratings - Best cellar management tool for wine collection More information on the terms of use and the privacy policy Privacy policy: https://oeni.app/en/politique-de-confidentialite/ Terms of use: https://oeni.app/en/conditions-generales-dutilisation/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Oeni at 4.7 against WSET Tasting Notes's 2.9. Oeni also leads on review sentiment (74% vs 36%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 8 months). WSET Tasting Notes's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 12) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 14.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Oeni sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. WSET Tasting Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.
Oeni holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Oeni has 842 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of WSET Tasting Notes's written reviews are positive against 74% of Oeni's.
WSET Tasting Notes ships an update every 8 months, Oeni fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on June 8, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WSET Tasting Notes | Oeni |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (17 ratings) | 4.7 (842 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.6% of reviews | 74.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17 | 842 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #26 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 121 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Wine & Spirit Education Trust | Oeni |
Customer experience
WSET Tasting Notes
Oeni
Bugs and requests
WSET Tasting Notes
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Oeni
Reported bugs
3 issues- Tutorial buttons hidden below screen
- Inability to load history and consumption data
- Inconsistent recognition of wine details
Requested features
5 requests- Add grape variety information
- Incorporate expert ratings and aging guidance
- Improve iPad resolution and layout
- Allow bulk import of wine collections
- Add support for multiple currencies
In-app purchases
WSET Tasting Notes
No in-app purchases
Oeni
- Monthly subscription1 Month trial$8.991 Month
- Accès premium3 Months trial$34.991 Year
- Accès premium1 Month trial$39.991 Year
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- Accès premium6 Months trial$39.991 Year
- Accès premium$39.991 Year
- Offre spéciale mensuelle Oeni Plus$39.991 Year
- Annual subscription1 Month trial$39.991 Year
- Annual subscription$44.991 Year
- Annual subscription1 Month trial$49.991 Year
- Annual subscription1 Year trial$59.991 Year
- Annual subscription1 Month trial$69.991 Year
- Annual subscription$89.991 Year









